China sends more international students to the U.S. than any other country, and universities are on alert for symptoms of coronavirus.
With five confirmed cases of coronavirus in the U.S., universities are ramping up efforts to protect students, faculty and staff from the potentially deadly illness — especially schools that have large populations of students from China.
USC started monitoring students who visit the university health center for symptoms of coronavirus more than a week ago, Van Orman said. The university, she added, “does not make decisions alone” when it comes to isolation, quarantine or activating one of its emergency disease plans. “We are making the decisions with the local authorities and they have jurisdiction over the event.”
Universities are trying to protect students, and help those with family in China For students or faculty who recently returned from Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus, the university has a responsibility to make sure they seek out proper care if they experience symptoms of coronavirus, Van Orman said. The school is supposed to report possible cases to local health authorities, she said.
“We are reaching out to faculty who, our records reflect, have students in their classes who may be affected by the travel restrictions, and giving them guidance and options about how they can enable the students who may be stuck in China to participate in the class,” John Beckman, the senior vice president for public affairs at NYU, said in a statement.
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